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[–] dermanus@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 weeks ago

All at the low cost of removing real news from Facebook and Instagram.

This program was a cash grab from day one, no surprise that the companies pushing it the hardest got the most.

[–] dermanus@lemmy.ca 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What a great distraction from her ongoing scandals.

Anyone in Alberta who thinks separating will help Alberta is an idiot. If you join the US, you'll be Puerto Rico Norte, exploited for resources and excluded from the Union. If you think Trump will honor any deal he makes I don't even know what to say to you.

If you go it alone you'll be a landlocked nation of 4 million, with absolutely no leverage against the two big economies surrounding you.

Hell, even if they do this referendum and it fails, you've lost your negotiating leverage with Canada because we'll all see how it's an empty threat.

Quebec is clear eyed enough to see now is not the time to talk about separation.

[–] dermanus@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

We're using it for closing security flaws identified by another tool. It's boring, unchallenging work that is nonetheless still important. It's also repetitive and uncreative enough that I'm comfortable having a machine do it.

There's still human review but when it's stuff like "your error messages should escape variables" or "write a longer function name" having a tool that can do most of the grunt work is valuable.

[–] dermanus@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So far the excuse he's been using to end run Congress is that it's a national emergency. I suppose Hollywood profits are also an emergency?

What am I ever doing expecting consistency from this guy? That's just asking for frustration.

[–] dermanus@lemmy.ca 24 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Everything you said, and the longest un defended border in the world. Imagine if the Taliban could drive to major US cities.

[–] dermanus@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

This is mostly because of Lisa Robinson causing heaps of trouble in Pickering. She's totally out of control.

[–] dermanus@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

It might be possible to do it right for a few elections, but something like that would be some ripe for abuse I don't think we should even have it on the table.

I've had similar thoughts about the average voter but imo the costs outweigh the benefits of some kind of competency test.

[–] dermanus@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

We have that in Canada too. It's to prevent vote buying/intimidation. People would mark their ballot to prove they voted for the person they were supposed to.

[–] dermanus@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

Not one of the safest. The safest. Not giving off confident energy.

[–] dermanus@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe. But I bet they elect him. It's the safest seat in the country.

[–] dermanus@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

My family brought up the "liberals canvassing prisoners" story that turned out to be bullshit during Easter. So I'm confident that it did.

[–] dermanus@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

Do you ever worry that by calling everything genocide you're going to undermine the seriousness of the term?

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